diff --git a/static/js/app.mjs b/static/js/app.mjs
index e44eabd..2fc713b 100644
--- a/static/js/app.mjs
+++ b/static/js/app.mjs
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export class App {
 		const devPrefSet = localStorage.getItem('device_preference_set') || 'default'
 		const userData = localStorage.getItem('user') || '{"default": {}}'
 		const user = JSON.parse(userData)
-		return new N2PreferenceSet(devPrefSet, user.Preferences[devPrefSet])
+		return new N2PreferenceSet(devPrefSet, user.Preferences[devPrefSet] || {})
 	}// }}}
 }
 
diff --git a/static/js/page_preferences.mjs b/static/js/page_preferences.mjs
index dd85ebf..2c44d55 100644
--- a/static/js/page_preferences.mjs
+++ b/static/js/page_preferences.mjs
@@ -238,6 +238,7 @@ export class N2PreferenceSet extends CustomHTMLElement {
 		super(true)
 		this.name = name
 		this.data = data
+		this.validateDefaultProfile()
 		this.render()
 
 		// Enable the save button when settings are modified.
@@ -248,6 +249,16 @@ export class N2PreferenceSet extends CustomHTMLElement {
 		this.elName.addEventListener('click', () => this.updateName())
 		this.elDelete.addEventListener('click', () => this.deleteSet())
 	}// }}}
+	validateDefaultProfile() {// {{{
+		if (!this.data.hasOwnProperty('default'))
+			this.data.default = {}
+
+		if (!this.data.default.hasOwnProperty('DownloadFiles'))
+			this.data.default.DownloadFiles = false
+
+		if (!this.data.default.hasOwnProperty('DownloadImages'))
+			this.data.default.DownloadImages = false
+	}// }}}
 	updateName() {// {{{
 		if (this.name == 'default') {
 			alert('Can not change name of the default profile.')